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Police: Rapper YFN Lucci wanted for murder in shooting
Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci is wanted for murder in a December shooting that left one dead and another wounded, authorities said. Atlanta police also announced a $5,000 reward on Tuesday for information ...
Jan 13, 2021
Rare Tintin comic book art set to sell for millions in Paris
PARIS - Not even the coronavirus can get in the way of intrepid Belgian reporter and comic book legend Tintin. Comic book lovers and tourists alike can catch a socially distanced glimpse of a Tintin d...
Jan 13, 2021
To cancel or not?: IOC, Japan press ahead with Tokyo Games
TOKYO - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency last week for Tokyo and surrounding areas. Amid the surging virus, he again promised the postponed Tokyo Olympics would be "safe and...
Jan 13, 2021
To cancel or not?: IOC, Japan press ahead with Tokyo Games
TOKYO - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency last week for Tokyo and surrounding areas. Amid the surging virus, he again promised the postponed Tokyo Olympics would be "safe and...
Jan 13, 2021
NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection
New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. "I'm here to announce that the...
Jan 13, 2021
Impeachment, again: Congress mobilizes to brand Trump with a second scarlet letter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A historic second day of reckoning looms for Donald Trump. Democrats in the House of Representatives, along with a number of Republicans, are poised to impeach the U.S. president fo...
Jan 13, 2021
US COVID-19 deaths hit another one-day high at over 4,300
Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. hit another one-day high at over 4,300 with the country's attention focused largely on the fallout from the deadly uprising at the Capitol. The nation's overall death to...
Jan 13, 2021
Consumer prices up 0.4% in December led by higher gas prices
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% in December, led by a sharp rise in gasoline prices. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the December increase followed a 0.2% rise in November and no ...
Jan 13, 2021
Biden picks Samantha Power, former UN envoy, for US aid post
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has selected Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the U.S. Agency for International Development. That's...
Jan 13, 2021
Badgers coach says Canadian midfielder Victoria Pickett has the talent to go pro
Canadian Victoria Pickett, a star midfielder at the University of Wisconsin, looks to take the next step in her soccer career Wednesday evening at the NWSL draft. Badgers coach Paula Wilkins, for one,...
Jan 13, 2021